These 6 Items Are Cheaper In January (But You May Have Overlooked Them)

"Don't buy those now," the Old Navy worker whispered -- if she was heard saying this to me, surely she'd lose her job. I had been in the store over the holiday season during an "Up to 75 percent sale," only to find that the exercise clothes I was looking for were marked down by a paltry 10 percent.

You already know what comes next. I should have waited. A few weeks later, the entire activewear department was on sale, with discounts of up to 50 percent off. For avid shoppers, January's cyclical sales have been memorized: TVs, gym memberships, exercise equipment and "white sales." However, it turns out that there are other discounts to be aware of as well if you are, like the rest of us, looking to save as much as possible.

Here's what the experts had to say about commonly overlooked shopping deals in January.